Memory Lane [V. 1] - #gymrats

Every now and then a memory that I hold near and dear pops into my brain. One of those memories came to mind this week and I thought, "Why not write about it?" This little blog is all about documenting our lives and putting memories down on "paper," so why not take a trip down memory lane every now and then? That's what these little posts will be about...memories that I/we want to remember. On that note, here's the memory that made it's way to the forefront of my brain this week.

#gymrats ~ the nickname and phrase that 2 of my friends and I used on almost a daily basis. Beth, Hamilton, and I all worked together at ENSA. Beth and I taught first grade and Hamilton was our school's math coach. Beth and I taught all day together and then headed to the gym for our nightly workout. It worked out great - Beth and I didn't take each others crap and we kicked each others butts every night. One summer, Hamilton started working out with us. And that's how we became the #gymrats - because we were in the gym together 6 days a week for about 2 hours a day. That summer, when we weren't at the gym we were at the pool. The life! Even when school started, we all worked out together after work.

Some of my favorite things about hanging out with these 2?

• Spin class - Hamilton and I sang and "danced" on our bikes and embarrassed Beth. We loved us some spin class! 
• #sexylegsSaturday - leg day was always Saturday and we killed legs every Saturday. Those days were some of the best workouts I have ever had.
• "We don't eat carbs after 3 pm." - best phrase to ever come out of Hamilton's mouth. Ha!
• The lunch room - since we all worked together, we ate together. We all ate clean and were pretty strict about our nutrition. Working with 2 other people who eat as strict as you makes a whole world of difference. 
• Cheat meal nights - there was never a dull moment with these two!
• The red couch - Beth has red couches and it was pretty common for us to meet at her place and sit, talk, and laugh for hours on end. The couches became their own meeting place.

I love these two. It was pretty hard for me to leave two best friends that we just like me. I'll never find 2 people like them again! We had it made. Here's to us - #gymrats.